Prior to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ, I was nothing really. No religious affiliation. Honestly, I openly mocked what I called "Bible-thumpers" back then. And I still have a distaste for them. People who are so dogmatic in their faith that they can't see anything but their own perspective and don't really care what another has to say unless its "Hallelujah".

When I was born, my single mom was invloved in one of those holy-roller, screamin' and dancin' churches. It meant nothing to me as a kid. I didn't become a Christian until right after high school.

My wife and I are part of a "non-denominational" church. That's what I like. I feel that denoms are man-made and only serve to divide people. I would say that yes, the congregation I'm a part of is "mainstream". It's very active in the community, it's missions-minded, it's multi-cultural, it's compassionate, it's excited about seeing the church as a whole work together instead of apart and I feel that we work hard toward that end. We have gays and drug addicts and criminals in our congregation. And they are loved. And people's hearts are being healed. And all we're doing is trying to do what God says to do.